Result: Redcar
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 51.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.2% |
| Conservative |  | 17.9% |
| Swing: 8.3% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Vera Baird | Labour | 19,968 | 51.4 | -8.9 |
| Ian Swales | Liberal Democrat | 7,852 | 20.2 | +7.6 |
| Jonathan Lehrle | Conservative | 6,954 | 17.9 | -7.2 |
| Christopher McGlade | Independent | 2,379 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Andrew Harris | British National Party | 985 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Edward Walker | UK Independence Party | 564 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| John Taylor | Socialist Labour Party | 159 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Majority | 12,116 | 31.2 | ||
| Turnout | 38,861 | 58.0 | +1.7 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF NORTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR REDCAR | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 60.3% |
| Conservative |  | 25.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 12.6% |
| Others |  | 2.0% |
